![]() Thereafter, she is on much firmer ground, or should one say her ship sails more confidently on its well-charted course. She gives, however, only one of several plausible hypotheses, that the Pacific Ocean basin is the scar left by tidal disruption to form the moon. The origin of ocean basins, the major structural and topographic feature of the earth, is still a mystery and Miss Carson treats it as such. ![]() Many specialists dealing with the problems of the ocean have made themselves available for advice and information, and she has faithfully transmitted their ideas in her own distinctive manner. ![]() The picture she presents is well-rounded and as complete as could be expected in a work of this kind. ![]() Her studies of the sea, however, include all aspects of oceanography and related phases of geology, meteorology, and climatology. Fish and Wildlife Service and was trained as a biologist at Johns Hopkins and Woods Hole. ![]()
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